What is the Least Common Multiple of 41446 and 41452?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 41446 and 41452 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41446 and 41452, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41446,41452) = 2
LCM(41446,41452) = ( 41446 × 41452) / 2
LCM(41446,41452) = 1718019592 / 2
LCM(41446,41452) = 859009796

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41446 and 41452 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41446 and 41452. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41446 and 41452.

Prime Factorization of 41446

Prime Factorization of 41452

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41446 and 41452.

LCM(41446,41452) = 2² × 17¹ × 23¹ × 53¹ × 43¹ × 241¹
LCM(41446,41452) = 859009796